Discovering Ardi – Bringing Ardi Back – 10/11 @ 9pm E/P on Discovery
The two-hour special premieres this Sunday, October 11th @ 9pm E/P on Discovery.
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/ardipithecus/ardipithecus.html?smid=YTDSC-YTD-SHP
Because so much of Ardi’s skeleton was preserved, a natural history artist could bring her bones to life within her lost world. See the results.
Following publication in the journal Science on the discovery and study of a 4.4 million-year-old female partial skeleton nicknamed “Ardi,” Discovery Channel will present a world premiere special, DISCOVERING ARDI, Sunday October 11 at 9 PM (ET/PT) documenting the sustained, intensive investigation leading up to this landmark publication of the Ardipithecus ramidus fossils.
UNDERSTANDING ARDI, a one-hour special produced in collaboration with CBS News will air at 11 PM (ET/PT) immediately following DISCOVERING ARDI. The special is moderated by former CBS and CNN anchor Paula Zahn and includes research team members Dr. Tim White, Dr. Yohannes Haile-Selassie, Dr. Giday WoldeGabriel, Dr. Owen Lovejoy, and science journalist Ann Gibbons
The scientific investigation began in the Ethiopian desert 17 years ago, and now opens a new chapter on human evolution, revealing the first evolutionary steps our ancestors took after we diverged from a common ancestor we once shared with living chimpanzees. “Ardi’s” centerpiece skeleton, the other hominids she lived with, and the rocks, soils, plants and animals that made up her world were analyzed in laboratories around the world, and the scientists have now published their findings in the prestigious journal Science.
“Ardi” is now the oldest skeleton from our (hominid) branch of the primate family tree. These Ethiopian discoveries reveal an early grade of human evolution in Africa that predated the famous Australopithecus nicknamed “Lucy.” Ardipithecus was a woodland creature with a small brain, long arms, and short legs. The pelvis and feet show a primitive form of two-legged walking on the ground, but Ardipithecus was also a capable tree climber, with long fingers and big toes that allowed their feet to grasp like an ape’s. The discoveries answer old questions about how hominids became bipedal.
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To those that made …
To those that made this great discovery possible: Thank you for the work. Like Darwin’s, it must be respected. Outstanding. Sorry Bible Thumpers – you’re no longer relevant to reality. Cheers.
did you really just …
did you really just ask that? come on dont be an idiot.
are they saying …
are they saying human kind come from Ethiopia?
The team found …
The team found remains from about 35 other individuals, just not skeletons like Ardi. So it was a (documented)tribe that helped contribute to the evolution of Earth’s now dominant species.
If any older fossils were found, it would be a miracle that they would be intact enough to study. Smaller animals have smaller bones and are more probable to be weathered easily, it’s remarkable that the team found as many fossils from a single individual as they did.
its funny you …
its funny you idiots make it seem like 1 monkey evolved and made all of the billions of humans shouldnt of there been more ardis and why cant we find them
True. Still, though …
True. Still, though, the transition shown between more ape-like features and human-like ones (pelvis more adapted to walking upright) is fascinating.
Yes…the …
Yes…the discoveries associated with Ardi have certainly upset a few apple-carts.
It should also be noted that while Ardipithicus is certainly a genus in our ancestral lineage, there is no way to know if this particular species is directly ancestral to us, or simply a sister species in the branching bush of our very large [and growing] family tree.
And that’s the …
And that’s the problem with all magic. Saying that, let’s say, lightning just happens by magic doesn’t explain anything. Or that disease comes from sin and so on. You can’t invoke the super natural to explain the natural world. It’s a dead end. You should always take the path that leads to understanding through physical processes and things that can be tested. Magic is just a temptation, invoking of which has never lead to any discoveries. It’s like saying we already know everything.
And where did those …
And where did those species came from? It’s the same as saying history didn’t happen and you were born 2 seconds ago with all the memories in place. Sure, it is possible. But much less likely than time being continuous.
I agree with kshack …
I agree with kshack…
Creationists assume all they have and do not explore possibilities further. They think they already solved everything so they tuck it all away in a dusty drawer in the back of their mind.
Anyone that persists in finding a more accurate representation of logical conclusions take revised ideas when presented with feasible facts such as the jungle instead of grassland theory.
I guess you could say curiosity would kill a creationist…
Simply it is money …
Simply it is money making business
Read Darwins ” …
Read Darwins “Origin of Species” and you will not have these questions. Even better, read Dawkins “Greatest Show on Earth”. It’s all explained.
One sexy monkey.
One sexy monkey.
Haha Your funny xD
Haha Your funny xD
Well I’ll be, seems …
Well I’ll be, seems a YouTuber knows more than world renouned scientists.
Yeah and I didn’t …
Yeah and I didn’t just wait for everything to become a video and checked websites, they found nothing but those fragments, and still maybe the bones fragments not fully accurate.
You will just see them digging giving you the impression they are finding it, which of course not. And separating the soils from stones, not even in professional way, like how we see them digging in Egypt.
I’m sure there was, …
I’m sure there was, obviously not everything will be shown in this three minute clip.
my question is how …
my question is how do we know it evolved. Why couldnt 2 spieces just have been living together at the same time with the stronger ones elimininating the other. We have tried that in our time today.
There is no one …
There is no one evidence that she was fury like apes, specially after watching how the collected the bone fragments.
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I’ll delete my last comment because i found the one that you replied to.
Adhi in tamil means …
Adhi in tamil means first human. The name referenced in the ancient indian tamil manuscript called thrukkural.
We won’t grow up. …
We won’t grow up. we will soon all be dead from the human caused climate change. we’ll die beliving g-d has punished us for tolerating the homosexuals.
Okay? You’re not …
Okay? You’re not making sense. Why did you reply to me the first time?
Hair, not sure what …
Hair, not sure what your point was.
Its a disadvantage …
Its a disadvantage which proves that there is something wrong there.
Imagine your thumb this way, for sure you’ll break it every time you go somewhere specially when walking in forest or jungle.
Good point mate! …
Good point mate! You remind me of geology in high school lol.
Honestly their dating methods are more periodical not dated.
You got a strong point there.